Device Manager: Fix Serious Hardware Errors

Your PCs processor and motherboard arent much use on their own. You need to add a hard drive, graphics card, monitor, keyboard and mouse, at least, and probably a network adaptor and sound card. Unfortunately, each extra device that you add brings its own set of problems, and while the vast majority of modern PC hardware will work nicely with Windows, you may well find that some stubborn devices refuse to operate properly. In these situations you need the Device Manager, the central Windows console to resolve hardware device problems. In this article, well show you four Device Manager tricks to get problem hardware up and running, and well show you how to troubleshoot Device Manager error codes for a perfectly functioning PC.